2003 J. League Cup

The J. League Cup 2003, officially the Yamasaki Nabisco Cup 2003, was the 1st edition of Japan soccer league cup tournament and the 11th edition under the current J. League Cup format. The championship started on March 8, and finished on November 3, 2003.

Teams from the J1 took part in the tournament. Kashima Antlers and Shimizu S-Pulse were given a bye to the quarter-final due to their qualification for the AFC Champions League. The rest of 14 teams started from the group stage, where they're divided into four groups. The group winners of each group qualifies for the quarter-final along with the runners-up of group A and B, and the two teams which qualified for the AFC Champions League.

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Júbilo Iwata	6	3	1	2	13	8	+5	10
Urawa Red Diamonds	6	2	2	2	4	5	-1	8
Tokyo Verdy 1969	6	2	2	2	7	10	-3	8
Vissel Kobe	6	2	1	3	9	10	-1	7


2003-03-08
Júbilo Iwata	2–0	Urawa Red Diamonds
Tokyo Verdy 1969	0–1	Vissel Kobe
2003-03-15
Vissel Kobe	4–2	Júbilo Iwata
Urawa Red Diamonds	0–1	Tokyo Verdy 1969
2003-04-09
Júbilo Iwata	4–0	Tokyo Verdy 1969
Vissel Kobe	1–2	Urawa Red Diamonds
2003-04-23
Urawa Red Diamonds	0–0	Júbilo Iwata
Vissel Kobe	2–2	Tokyo Verdy 1969
2003-07-02
Tokyo Verdy 1969	1–1	Urawa Red Diamonds
Júbilo Iwata	3–1	Vissel Kobe
2003-07-16
Urawa Red Diamonds	1–0	Vissel Kobe
Tokyo Verdy 1969	3–2	Júbilo Iwata

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
FC Tokyo	6	3	2	1	12	5	+7	11
Yokohama F. Marinos	6	3	2	1	10	5	+5	11
Vegalta Sendai	6	2	1	3	9	11	-2	7
Kashiwa Reysol	6	0	3	3	3	13	-10	3


2003-03-08
Kashiwa Reysol	1–1	Vegalta Sendai
Yokohama F. Marinos	1–0	FC Tokyo
2003-03-15
FC Tokyo	2–2	Yokohama F. Marinos
Vegalta Sendai	4–1	Kashiwa Reysol
2003-04-09
Kashiwa Reysol	0–3	Yokohama F. Marinos
FC Tokyo	4–1	Vegalta Sendai
2003-04-23
FC Tokyo	4–0	Kashiwa Reysol
Yokohama F. Marinos	0–2	Vegalta Sendai
2003-07-02
Vegalta Sendai	0–3	Yokohama F. Marinos
Kashiwa Reysol	0–0	FC Tokyo
2003-07-16
Vegalta Sendai	1–2	FC Tokyo
Yokohama F. Marinos	1–1	Kashiwa Reysol

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Gamba Osaka	4	2	1	1	8	6	+2	7
Cerezo Osaka	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	5
JEF United Ichihara	4	1	1	2	5	7	-2	4


2003-03-08
Gamba Osaka	1–0	Cerezo Osaka
2003-03-15
JEF United Ichihara	1–2	Cerezo Osaka
2003-04-09
Cerezo Osaka	0–0	JEF United Ichihara
2003-04-23
Cerezo Osaka	2–2	Gamba Osaka
2003-07-02
Gamba Osaka	4–2	JEF United Ichihara
2003-07-16
JEF United Ichihara	2–1	Gamba Osaka

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Nagoya Grampus Eight	4	2	2	0	3	1	+2	8
Kyoto Purple Sanga	4	1	2	1	5	5	0	5
Oita Trinita	4	0	2	2	5	7	-2	2


2003-03-08
Kyoto Purple Sanga	3–2	Oita Trinita
2003-03-15
Oita Trinita	0–1	Nagoya Grampus Eight
2003-04-09
Nagoya Grampus Eight	0–0	Kyoto Purple Sanga
2003-04-23
Oita Trinita	2–2	Kyoto Purple Sanga
2003-07-02
Nagoya Grampus Eight	1–1	Oita Trinita
2003-07-16
Kyoto Purple Sanga	0–1	Nagoya Grampus Eight

Knockout stage

Quarter finals

First leg

Yokohama F. Marinos v Jubilo Iwata

2003-08-13
19:02

Yokohama F. Marinos	0–1	Jubilo Iwata
		Yasumasa Nishino 19'

Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 12,016
Referee: Akio Okutani

Urawa Red Diamonds v FC Tokyo

2003-08-13
19:04

Urawa Red Diamonds	2–2	FC Tokyo
Emerson 64' Toru Chishima 89'		Mitsuhiro Toda 28' Mitsuhiro Toda 86'

Urawa Komaba Stadium
Attendance: 15,362
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

Shimizu S-Pulse v Gamba Osaka

2003-08-13
19:01

Shimizu S-Pulse	1–1	Gamba Osaka
Ahn Jung Hwan 51'		Magrao 78'

Kusanagi Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 9,070
Referee: Naotsugu Fuse

Kashima Antlers v Nagoya Grampus Eight

2003-08-13
19:00

Kashima Antlers	5–1	Nagoya Grampus Eight
Euller 39' Mitsuo Ogasawara 55' Koji Nakata 61' Koji Nakata 71' Tomoyuki Hirase 80'		Keiji Yoshimura 87'

Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 9,525
Referee: Yoshitsugu Katayama

Second leg

Jubilo Iwata v Yokohama F. Marinos

2003-08-27
19:00

Jubilo Iwata	3–0	Yokohama F. Marinos
Gral 56' Ryoichi Maeda 69' Yasumasa Nishino 85'

Yamaha Stadium
Attendance: 8,808
Referee: Kiyoshi Ota

FC Tokyo v Urawa Red Diamonds

2003-08-27
19:04

FC Tokyo	0–2	Urawa Red Diamonds
		Emerson 60' Emerson 89'

Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 17,343
Referee: Akio Okutani

Gamba Osaka v Shimizu S-Pulse

2003-08-27
19:02

Gamba Osaka	2–3	Shimizu S-Pulse
Masashi Oguro 70' Tsuneyasu Miyamoto 82'		Emerson 31' Ryuzo Morioka 76' Keisuke Ota 89'

Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
Attendance: 6,053
Referee: Yoshitsugu Katayama

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Kashima Antlers

2003-08-27
19:03

Nagoya Grampus Eight	0–1	Kashima Antlers
		Naoki Soma 87'

Mizuho Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 7,751
Referee: Kazuhisa Osada

Semi finals

First leg

Kashima Antlers v Jubilo Iwata

2003-10-01
19:00

Kashima Antlers	0–1	Jubilo Iwata
		Zivkovic 87'

Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 9,915
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

Shimizu S-Pulse v Urawa Red Diamonds

2003-10-01
19:04

Shimizu S-Pulse	1–0	Urawa Red Diamonds
Ahn Jung Hwan 23'

Nihondaira Sports Stadium
Attendance: 8,048
Referee: Kiyoshi Ota

Second leg

Jubilo Iwata v Kashima Antlers

2003-10-08
19:00

Jubilo Iwata	0–2	Kashima Antlers
		Fernando 47' Masashi Motoyama 61'

Yamaha Stadium
Attendance: 11,471
Referee: Masayoshi Okada

Urawa Red Diamonds v Shimizu S-Pulse

2003-10-08
19:04

Urawa Red Diamonds	6–1	Shimizu S-Pulse
Tatsuya Tanaka 26' Tatsuya Tanaka 44' Emerson 54' Emerson 57' Emerson 62' Koji Yamase 70'		Tuto 77'

Urawa Komaba Stadium
Attendance: 18,486
Referee: Joji Kashihara

Final

Kashima Antlers v Urawa Red Diamonds

2003-11-03
14:09

Kashima Antlers	0–4	Urawa Red Diamonds
		Koji Yamase 13' Emerson 48' Tatsuya Tanaka 56' Emerson 86'

Tokyo National Stadium
Attendance: 51,758
Referee: Toru Kamikawa

Top goalscorers

Goalscorers	Goals	Team
Emerson	8	Urawa Red Diamonds
Ryoichi Maeda	5	Jubilo Iwata
Gral	5	Jubilo Iwata

Awards

MVP: Tatsuya Tanaka (Urawa Red Diamonds)
New Hero Prize: Tatsuya Tanaka (Urawa Red Diamonds)

References

J.League Official Site (English)

Japanese club football

First-tier club football seasons, 1965–present

Japan Soccer League 1965–1992 Japan Soccer League Division 1 since 1972	1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92

J. League 1993–present J. League Division 1 since 1999	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

List of champions J. League Championship Promotion/Relegation series Super Cup

Second-tier club football seasons, 1972–present

Japan Soccer League Division 2 1972–1992	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92

(former) Japan Football League 1992–1998 (former) Japan Football League Division 1 1992–1993	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

J. League Division 2 1999–present	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

List of champions Promotion/Relegation series

Third-tier club football seasons, 1992–1993, 1999–present

(former) Japan Football League Division 2 1992–1993	1992 1993

No national third tier, 1994–1998

Japan Football League 1999–2013	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

J3 League 2014–present	2014 2015

List of champions

Fourth-tier club football seasons, 2014–present

Japan Football League 2014–present	2014 2015

Regional level club football seasons, 1966–present

Japanese Regional Leagues 1966–present	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Regional Promotion Series Shakaijin Cup

Emperor's Cup seasons, 1921–present

Emperor's Cup 1921–present	1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 ~~1926~~ 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 ~~1934~~ 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 WW II 1946 ~~1947~~ ~~1948~~ 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Super Cup

League Cup seasons, 1976–present

JSL Cup 1976–1991	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991

J. League Cup 1992–present	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Suruga Bank Championship

Football clubs in Japan, 2015

J. League Division 1	Albirex Niigata Kashima Antlers Shonan Bellmare Yokohama F. Marinos Kawasaki Frontale Gamba Osaka Nagoya Grampus Montedio Yamagata Urawa Red Diamonds Kashiwa Reysol Shimizu S-Pulse Sagan Tosu Sanfrecce Hiroshima FC Tokyo Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu Vissel Kobe Matsumoto Yamaga

J. League Division 2	Avispa Fukuoka Omiya Ardija Cerezo Osaka Consadole Sapporo Ehime FC Fagiano Okayama FC Gifu Giravanz Kitakyushu Mito HollyHock JEF United Chiba Júbilo Iwata Kamatamare Sanuki Roasso Kumamoto Kyoto Sanga Thespakusatsu Gunma Tochigi SC Oita Trinita V-Varen Nagasaki Tokyo Verdy Tokushima Vortis Yokohama FC Zweigen Kanazawa

J3 League	Blaublitz Akita Fukushima United Gainare Tottori Grulla Morioka Kataller Toyama Fujieda MYFC Nagano Parceiro Renofa Yamaguchi FC Ryukyu SC Sagamihara YSCC Yokohama Machida Zelvia

100 Year Plan clubs	Azul Claro Numazu Nara Club Tonan Maebashi Vanraure Hachinohe Tochigi Uva

Japan Football League	Azul Claro Numazu Fagiano Okayama Next Honda FC Kagoshima United Honda Lock Maruyasu Okazaki MIO Biwako Shiga Nara Club FC Osaka Sagawa Printing Ryutsu Keizai Dragons Sony Sendai Tochigi Uva Vanraure Hachinohe Verspah Oita Yokogawa Musashino

Defunct clubs (clubs belong to nationwide leagues only)	Fukushima FC Arte Takasaki JEF Reserves Sagawa Express Tokyo NKK SC Yokohama Flügels ALO's Hokuriku Jatco FC Hagoromo Club Toyota Higashi-Fuji Seino Transportation Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi Sagawa Shiga Sagawa Express Osaka Eidai SC Teijin SC Nippon Steel Yawata Tosu Futures Profesor Miyazaki

2003 in Japanese football

Domestic leagues	J. League Division 1 J. League Division 2 Japan Football League Regional Leagues

Domestic cups	Emperor's Cup J. League Cup

Asian competitions	AFC Champions League

National teams	FIFA Confederations Cup East Asian Football Championship

Club seasons

J. League Division 1	Cerezo Osaka F.C. Tokyo Gamba Osaka JEF United Ichihara Júbilo Iwata Kashima Antlers Kashiwa Reysol Kyoto Purple Sanga Nagoya Grampus Eight Oita Trinita Shimizu S-Pulse Tokyo Verdy 1969 Urawa Red Diamonds Vegalta Sendai Vissel Kobe Yokohama F. Marinos

J. League Division 2	Albirex Niigata Avispa Fukuoka Consadole Sapporo Kawasaki Frontale Mito HollyHock Montedio Yamagata Omiya Ardija Sagan Tosu Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shonan Bellmare Ventforet Kofu Yokohama F.C.